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Pictorial Lessons 

IN ENGLISH FOR 
FOREIGNERS 


By 

AUGUSTA McKENNY 

Instructor in Milwaukee English Classes 
for Foreigners 

AND 

A. KENNGOTT, A. M. 

Head Editor 
Modern Language Press 


Illustrations 

by 

HELEN BAKER 


MODERN LANGUAGE PRESS 
Mack Block Milwaukee, Wis. 


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Copyright, 1924 
by 

Modem Language Press 


KQ'J 22 '‘324 


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Preface 

In presenting to the teachers of English in the Evening 
Schools our “Pictorial Lessons for Foreigners,” we be¬ 
lieve that we are offering helpful material for which a real 
need has been felt for many years. While this material is 
primarily intended for beginners, to be used either in con¬ 
junction with another book or as introductory material to 
more difficult reading, it will also be found useful for 
intermediate classes as vocabulary review or supplement¬ 
ary work, particularly as the material is presented in such 
form that the student can do much review work by him¬ 
self outside of class. 

The pictorial material of each lesson is accompanied by 
the corresponding text in English, questions based upon 
this text, and two exercises which are intended to afford 
sufficient practice, but the possibilities for conversation 
based upon the illustrations are far from being exhausted 
and are only suggested and exemplified, so that much can 
be added in treating each picture, as for example in lesson 
2, No. 4, where the following questions may be added to 
the one already given: What is the lady knitting? With 
what is she knitting? Is it an old lady or a young lady 
who is knitting? With how many needles is she knitting? 
etc., etc. Furthermore, it will be found that most of the 
exercises “A” can be applied to any of the other lessons, 
thus furnishing an abundance and considerable variety of 
exercises for practicing the contents of each lesson. In the 
beginning the student will, of course, require the assist¬ 
ance of the teacher and one or two examples for carrying 
out correctly the directions to be followed in these exer¬ 
cises. 


Milwaukee, Wis. 
November 1924 


A. McK. 
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1. Actions I. 

boy laughs. 

girl smiles. 

child cries. 

young lady sews. 

young man reads. 

old gentleman sleeps. 

lady writes a post card. 

little boy eats an apple. 

little girl drinks milk. 

boy picks up a newspaper. 

girl drops a paper into the basket. 

postman rings the bell. 


VOCABULARY 

I. a letter II. a pear III. a stamp 


QUESTIONS 

1) Who laughs? 2) Who smiles? 3) Who cries? 
4) What is the young lady doing? 5) What is the 
young man doing? 6) What is the old gentleman do¬ 
ing? 7) What is the lady writing? 8) Who eats an 
apple? 9) What is the little girl drinking? 10) What 
does the boy pick up ? 11) Into what does the girl drop 
the paper? 12) Who rings the bell? 

EXERCISES 

A 

Eepeat the twelve sentences beginning with: 
a) I; b) you; c) we; d) they. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 7, 8 
and 10. 


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2. Actions II. 


1. The man walks. 

2. The girl dances. 

3. The boy runs. 

4. The old lady knits. 

5. The young woman irons. 

6. The little girl plays. 

7. The woman sweeps the floor with a broom. 

8. The boy shines the gentleman’s shoes. 

9. The mother puts the child to bed. 

10. The boy cleans the blackboard. 

11. The mother washes the child with a sponge. 

12. The young lady draws a picture. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a shoe brush II. a bath tub III. a kitchen stove 

QUESTIONS 

1) Who walks? 2) Does the girl dance? 3) Does 
the boy run or walk? 4) What is the old lady doing? 
5) Who irons? 6) What is the little girl doing? 7) 
With what does the woman sweep the floor? 8) Whose 
shoes is the boy shining? 9) Where does the mother 
put the child? 10) What is the boy cleaning? 11) 
Who washes the child with a sponge? 12) What is 
the young lady drawing? 


EXERCISES 

A 

Change the subject of the sentences. 

6 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 8, 9 
and 10. 


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3. Actions III. 

1. The young lady waters the flowers. 

2. The child throws a stone. 

3. The boy bends his knee. 

4. The small boy whistles. 

5. The mother kisses the child. 

6. The teacher sharpens the pencil with a 

pocket knife. 

7. The burglar breaks into a house. 

8. The boy climbs up a lamp post. 

9. The girl tears a paper in two. 

10. The young couple skates. 

11. The little girl pets a cat. 

12. The two boys fight. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a ball II. a pencil sharpener III. a ladder 
QUESTIONS 

1) What is the young lady doing? 2) Who throws 
a stone? 3) Is the boy bending his knee or his elbow 
(arm)? 4) Is the small boy talking (speaking)? 5) 
What is the mother doing? 6) With what does the 
teacher sharpen the pencil? 7) Who breaks into a 
house? 8) Is the boy sliding down a lamp post? 9) 
In how many pieces is the girl tearing the paper? 10) 
How many people (persons) are skating? 11) What 
animal is the little girl petting? 12) What are the two 
boys doing? 

A EXERCISES 

Change the twelve sentences into the plural. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 2, 6 
and 8. 


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4. Actions IV. 


1. The young lady combs her hair with a comb. 

2. She puts a ribbon in her hair. 

3. The man turns the water on, which runs 

into the basin. 

4. He washes his hands with soap. 

5. He dries them with a towel. 

6. The boy puts tooth-paste on his tooth-brush. 

7. He brushes his teeth. 

8. He rinses his mouth with water. 

9. The young lady cleans her finger-nails with 

a nail-file. 

10. She curls her locks with a curling-iron. 

11. She examines herself in a looking-glass. 

12. The gentleman buttons his coat. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a hair pin II. a faucet and pipe III. a pair of 
gloves 

QUESTIONS 

1) With what is the young lady combing her hair? 
2) What is she putting in her hair? 3) Into what is 
the water running? 4) What is the man doing? 5) 
What does he dry with the towel? 6) What does the 
boy put on his tooth brush? 7) Why does he brush 
his teeth? 8) Who rinses his mouth? 9) What is the 
young lady doing with the nailfile? 10) What does 
she curl? 11) Into what is she looking? 12) What is 
the gentleman doing? 

A EXERCISES 

Repeat the questions using “I” as subject and give 
the answers. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 2, 3 
and 12. 


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5. Animal Life. 


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fish swims in the water, 
bird flies in the air. 
worm crawls over a leaf, 
dog bites a little boy. 
horse pulls a wagon, 
donkey carries a sack, 
cat catches a mouse, 
hen feeds the young chicks, 
bird on the branch sings, 
frog jumps into the water, 
squirrel climbs up a tree, 
stork builds its nest. 


VOCABULARY 

I. a butterfly II. a plow III. a swallow 
QUESTIONS 

1) Where is the fish swimming? 2) Where does the 
bird fly? 3) Over what does the worm crawl? 4) 
Does the dog bite a little boy or a big boy? 5) What 
animal pulls the wagon? 6) What is the donkey carry¬ 
ing? 7) Is the cat catching a bird or a mouse? 8) 
Who feeds the young chicks? 9) Where is the bird? 
10) Does the frog jump into the water or out of the 
water? 11) What is the squirrel doing? 12) Is the 
stork building a house? 

A EXERCISES 

Change one or two words in the questions and give 
the answers. 

E 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 2, 5 
and 12. 


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6. The Weather. 


1. The sun shines. 

2. It is raining. 

3. It is snowing. 

4. The lightning strikes a tower. 

5. The wind blows down a big tree. 

6. There is a rainbow in the sky. 

7. The ship is in a storm on the sea. 

8. There is a big flood. 

9. The stars are in the dark sky. 

10. The moon comes out between the clouds. 

11. The sun rises in the east. 

12. The sun sets in the west. 


VOCABULARY 

I. a barn II. a chimney III. a row-boat 


QUESTIONS 

1) Does the sun shine? 2) Is it raining or not? 3) 
Is it snowing? 4) What does the lightning strike? 
5) What is the wind blowing down? 6) Where is the 
rainbow? 7) What is on the sea? 8) Is there a big 
flood? 9) Where are the stars? 10) What is coming 
cut between the clouds? 11) Where does the sun rise? 
12) Does the sun set in the east or in the west? 


A EXERCISES 

A 

Read the twelve sentences in the interrogative form. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 4, 5 
and 7. 


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7. At the Table. 

1. The young woman sets the table. 

2. The mother pours coffee into the child’s cup. 

3. The child puts sugar into the coffee. 

4. The child stirs the coffee with a spoon. 

5. The son tastes the soup. 

6. He puts salt into the soup. 

7. The daughter breaks a roll. 

8. She puts butter on the roll. 

9. The father cuts the meat. 

10. He lays the bone on a dish. 

11. The young lady peels a potato. 

12. She mashes the potato on the plate. 

VOCABULARY 

I. bottle and glass II. a knife III. a fork 
QUESTIONS 

1) What is the young woman in the first picture 
doing? 2) What do you see in the second picture? 
3) With what is the child putting the sugar into the 
coffee? 4) What is the child doing in picture four? 
5) What is the son doing? 6) Out of what is the salt 
coming? 7) Why do we break a roll before eating it? 

8) With what do we put butter on a roll or on toast? 

9) From which animals do we get meat? 10) Which 
is the harder, the bone or the meat? 11) Why does the 
young lady peel the potato? 12) Who mashes the 
potato ? 

A EXERCISES 

Put a suitable word in the place of the dash: a) 
We drink —, — and —. b) We eat —, — and 
—. c) Foods from animals are —, —— and 
—. d) Foods from plants are —, — and —. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 2, 9 
and 12. 


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8. Labor, Trades and Professions I. 

1. The wood-cutter fells a tree. 

2. The milkman delivers the milk. 

3. The cigarmaker rolls a tobacco-leaf. 

4. The knife-grinder sharpens a knife. 

5. The peddler knocks at the back door. 

6. The switchman sets a switch. 

7. The diver dives to the bottom of the sea. 

8. The fisherman mends his net. 

9. The waitress serves a guest. 

10. The pinboy sets up the pins. 

11. The laundress hangs up the washing. 

12. The scrubwoman scrubs the floor. 

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VOCABULARY 

I. scissors II. clothesline III. door-steps 

QUESTIONS 

1) Who fells a tree? 2) What is the milkman de¬ 
livering? 3) Who rolls a tobacco-leaf? 4) Is the 
knife-grinder sharpening scissors? 5) Why does the 
peddler knock at the back door? 6) Who sets the 
switch? 7) Where do you see the diver? 8) What 
is the fisherman doing? 9) Who serves the guests in 
a restaurant? 10) Who sets the pins? 11) What do 
we call a woman who washes clothes? 12) What must 
we do when the floor is dirty? 

m EXERCISES 

A 

Change one or two words in the questions and give 
the answers. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 4, 11 
and 12. 


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9. Labor, Trades and Professions II. 

1. The blacksmith forges a horse-shoe. 

2. The locksmith files a key. 

3. The basketmaker weaves a basket. 

4. The expressman carries a box. 

5. The maid dusts the furniture. 

6. The chauffeur drives a car. 

7. The brakeman puts up a flag. 

8. The telephone-operator makes a connection. 

9. The messenger delivers a telegram. 

10. The newsboy sells a paper. 

11. The janitor tends to the furnace. 

12. The farmhand milks the cow. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a barrel II. a mantel III. a goat 

QUESTIONS 

1) What are horse-shoes used for? 2) With what 
can we open a lock? 3) Who weaves baskets? 4) 
What other things does an expressman carry? 5) 
With what is the maid dusting the furniture? 6) What 
sort of a car is the chauffeur driving? 7) What signal 
does the brakeman use? 8) Who makes telephone con¬ 
nections? 9) What does the messenger deliver? 10) 
How much does a newspaper cost? 11) What do we 
bum in a furnace? 12) What other domestic animals 
can you name? 

. EXERCISES 

A 

Change the object in the twelve sentences. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 4, 5 
and 12. 


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10. Labor, Trades and Professions III. 

1. The conductor punches a ticket. 

2. The coachman drives a cab. 

3. The policeman stops the traffic. 

4. The sheriff handcuffs a thief. 

5. The grave-digger digs a grave. 

6. The fireman extinguishes a fire. 

7. The engineer oils the engine. 

8. The nurse cares for the sick. 

9. The hairdresser shampoos the hair. 

10. The wood-carver carves a figure. 

11. The hunter shoots a bear. 

12. The carpenter drives a nail into a beam. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a man on a bicycle II. a wheel III. a rabbit 
QUESTIONS 

1) What must a traveler show to the conductor? 
2) What animal pulls the cab? 3) Who stops the traf¬ 
fic? 4) What does a thief do? 5) Who digs a grave? 
6) What is the opposite of extinguish? 7) Why must 
an engine be oiled? 8) What does a nurse do? 9) With 
what do we shampoo the hair? 10) What is the wood- 
carver carving? 11) What are the names of four or 
five wild animals? 12) What are nails made of? 


A 


B 


EXERCISES 

Give another question for each of the twelve sen¬ 
tences. 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 3, 7 
and 11. 


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11. Labor, Trades and Professions IV. 

1. The captain steers a vessel. 

2. The sailor throws a rope. 

3. The surveyor measures a piece of land. 

4. The milliner trims a hat. 

5. The seamstress sews a seam. 

6. The printer sets the type. 

7. The roofer lays the shingles. 

8. The electrician repairs a wire. 

9. The notary seals a document. 

10. The stoker feeds the fire. 

11. The baggage-man checks a trunk. 

12. The telegraph- operator dispatches a tele¬ 

gram. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a rudder II. a coal-shovel III. a traveling bag 

QUESTIONS 

1) Who is the master of a vessel? 2) What do we 
call thQ. men who work on a ship? 3) What does a 
surveyor do? 4) Who makes hats for ladies? 5) With 
what does a seamstress sew? 6) What does a printer 
print? 7) What do we call the top covering of a house? 
8) Who repairs the phone wires? 9) What is the no¬ 
tary doing? 10) With what can we make a good fire? 
11) What do you get when you leave your trunk with 
the baggage-man? 12) Who dispatches telegrams? 


Give twelve other sentences which tell about the pic¬ 
tures. 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 1, 10 
and 11. 


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12. Labor, Trades and Professions V. 

1. The stenographer takes notes. 

2. The typist copies a letter. 

3. The postal-clerk stamps the letters. 

4. The optician fits glasses. 

5. The cashier changes a dollar-bill. 

6. The goldsmith weighs a ring. 

7. The jeweler polishes a precious stone. 

8. The banker signs a check. 

9. The librarian puts a book on the shelf. 

10. The watchmaker repairs a watch. 

11. The veterinarian bandages the paw of a 

wounded dog. 

12. The sculptor models the clay. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a bracelet II. a magazine III. a clock 

QUESTIONS 

1) What other name have we for “shorthand 
writer”? 2) What is the typist copying? 3) Who 
stamps the letters? 4) What is an optician’s business? 
5) What change do you get for a dollar-bill? 6) What 
do you see on the goldsmith’s scale? 7) What are the 
names of two precious stones? 8) What does the banker 
sign? 9) Where does the librarian put the book? 10) 
What is the difference between a watch and a clock? 
11) What do we call the foot of a dog? 12) What does 
a sculptor make? 

A EXERCISES 

Use the possessive adjective with the object in each 
of the twelve sentences. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 7, 9 
and 10. 


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13. The Music Lesson. 

A little girl goes into a studio to take a music 
lesson (1). She opens her music roll (2) and puts 
her music-book on the piano (3). She sits down 
on the piano-bench (4) and her teacher seats him¬ 
self besides her (5). She reads the notes and 
strikes the keys (6). Her teacher counts: “One, 
two, three, four” (7). The teacher turns the pages 
of the music-book (8) while the girl plays (9). 
When the lesson is over, she rises from the bench 
and puts her music back into the case (10). Her 
teacher helps her on with her coat (11) and she 
leaves the studio (12). 

VOCABULARY 

I. a violin II. a piano-stool III. rubbers 

QUESTIONS 

1) Where does the little girl go? 2) What does she 
do with the music-roll? 3) Where does she put her 
music-book? 4) Where does she sit? 5) Who seats 
himself beside her? 6) Then, what does the little girl 
do? 7) What does her teacher do? 8) What else does 
the teacher do? 9) What is the girl doing meanwhile? 

10) When the lesson is over, what does the girl do? 

11) Who helps her on with her coat? 12) Then, what 
does she do? 

. EXERCISES 

A 

Read the lesson again, using “I” instead of “the 
girl”. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in sentences 1, 4 and 

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14. The Grocery Store. 

This gentleman is in a grocery store. He looks 
up at the cans and boxes on the shelves (1). He 
asks the grocer for three cans of peas and four 
boxes of matches. The grocer takes them down 
from the shelf (2) and sets them on the counter 
(3). Now the gentleman walks to the front of the 
store. Here he sees boxes of fruit in the window 
and baskets of vegetables on the floor (4). He 
looks them over carefully (5) and tells the grocer 
he wishes to buy one dozen of oranges (6), two 
pounds of bananas (7), a peck of potatoes (8) and 
a basket of grapes (9). 

The grocer puts the oranges and bananas into a 
paper bag (10). Then he wraps up the potatoes 
(11). The gentleman pays for the groceries and 
takes his parcels (12). 

VOCABULARY 

I. onions II. cherries III. cabbage 

QUESTIONS 

1) Where is the gentleman? 2) At what is he look¬ 
ing? 3) What does he ask for? 4) Who takes the peas 
and matches down from the shelf? 5) Where does he 
set them? 6) Where does the gentleman now go? 7) 
What does he see in the window? 8) What is standing 
on the floor? 9) What does the gentleman now buy? 

10) Where does the grocer put the bananas and oranges? 

11) What does he do with the potatoes ? 12) Who pays 
for the groceries? 

A EXERCISES 

Read the lesson again, making the necessary changes 
to portray a scene in a 4 ‘Drug Store”. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
tences. 


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15. Room for Rent. 

A young lady reads an advertisement in the 
newspaper, “Furnished Room for Rent” (1). She 
goes to see it. The room is in an apartment house, 
265 Main Street, Apartment 7. The young lady 
enters the house (2) and presses the button of the 
telephone in the hall (3). 

The landlady upstairs hears the telephone ring 
and takes the receiver off the hook (4). She in¬ 
vites the visitor to look at the room, and the young 
lady goes up the stairs (5). The landlady rec^ves 
her at the door (6) and shows her the room*(7). 
There the young lady sees a chiffonier (8), a clean, 
comfortable bed (9), a rocking-chair (10), a floor¬ 
lamp with a beautiful shade (11) and several other 
pieces of furniture. She asks about the rent, but 
finds the price very high. She thanks the woman 
and goes down the stairs (12). 

VOCABULARY 

I. a telephone bell II. a dresser III. a couch 
QUESTIONS 

1) What does the advertisement say? 2) Where is 
this room? 3) Where is the telephone? 4) What 
does the landlady hear? 5) What does she say? 6) 
Where does she receive the visitor? 7) Where do they 
go? 8) What does the young lady see first? 9) What 
kind of bed does she see? 10) What is a rocking- 
chair? 11) Where does the floor-lamp stand? 12) Why 
does the young lady not take the room ? 

A EXERCISES 

Read the lesson again, using “we” instead of “a 
young lady”. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
tences. 


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16. In the Barber Shop. 

A gentleman enters a barber shop (1). There, he 
takes off his hat, coat and collar (2), places himself 
in the big chair and stretches out (3). The barber 
takes the razor, sharpens it on the strop (4), puts 
soap foam on the gentleman’s face (5) and shaves 
him (6). Then he trims the customer’s mustache 

(7) . Now, the gentleman sits upright in the chair 

(8) ; the barber cuts his hair (9) and puts some 
hair tonic on the customer’s head (10). Then the 
gentleman gets up and the attendant brushes his 
coat (11). Finally, the gentleman pays the cashier 
(12) and leaves the barber shop. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a necktie II. a shaving brush III. clippers. 

QUESTIONS 

1) Why does the gentleman enter a barber shop? 2) 
What does he take off? 3) What does he do after¬ 
ward (then)? 4) In what does he stretch out? 5) 
What does the barber sharpen? Why? 6) What does 
he put on the gentleman’s face? 7) With what does he 
trim the customer’s mustache? 8) Is the gentleman 
still lying in the chair? 9) What is the barber doing 
now? 10) What does he put on the customer’s head? 
11) Who brushes the gentleman’s coat? 12) Whom 
does the gentleman pay ? 

A EXERCISES 

Read the lesson again using “two gentlemen” instead 
of ‘ * a gentleman ’ ’. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
tences. 


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17. The Meat Market. 

A lady wishes to buy some meat. She goes into 
the meat market (1). She asks the butcher, 4 4 What 
kinds of meat have you to-day!” (2). 

He says, “I have beef, pork, veal (3) and nice 
lamb chops” (4). 

44 How much is the beef!” she asks. 

44 It is twenty cents a pound.” 

44 I should like two and a half pounds,” says the 
lady. 

The butcher puts a large piece of meat on the 
meat-block (5), saws thru the bone (6) and cuts 
off the meat (7). He puts it on the scale (8) and 
weighs it. Then he wraps it up in paper (9) and 
hands it to the customer (10). She pays for the 
meat (11) and walks out of the shop (12). 

VOCABULARY 

I. eggs II. sausages III. ham 

QUESTIONS 

1) What does the lady wish to buy! 2) Where does 
she go? 3) What does she ask the butcher? 4) What 
does he say? 5) What does she ask the price of? 6) 
What does the butcher answer? 7) How much beef 
does she ask for? 8) What does the butcher do with 
the large piece of meat? 9) What does he do with the 
smaller piece? 10) How does he wrap it up? 11) To 
whom does he hand the meat? 12) Then what does 
the lady do? 

A EXERCISES 

Use the following verbs in the sentences of the text: 
to desire, walk, inquire, reply, question, cost, decide, 
place, lay, pack, give, leave. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
tences. 


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18. The Gardener. 


The gardener digs up the soil (1) and rakes the 
surface (2). He pulls out the weeds (3) and then 
sows the new grass seed (4). He trims the trees 
(5) and then fastens the weak branches and twigs 
of the vines on to the trellis (6). 

Now, we see him in the flower-garden, where he 
picks flowers (7) and makes a bouquet (8). Then 
he goes to the vegetable beds and pulls out some 
carrots (9), picks a basketful of beans (10) and 
cuts a few heads of lettuce (11). In the evening 
he sprinkles the lawn with a hose (12). 

VOCABULARY 

I. a spade II. a wreath III. a bunch of radishes 

QUESTIONS 

1) What is the gardener doing? 2) With what is he 
raking? 3) What does he pull out? 4) What seed 
does he sow? 5) What is he doing with his shears? 
6) Why does he fasten the branches and twigs on to the 
trellis? 7) Where do we see him now? 8) What is he 
doing? 9) Where does he pull out the carrots? 10) 
Into what does he drop the beans which he picks? 11) 
What is the gardener cutting off? 12) When does he 
sprinkle the lawn ? 


Give the names of a few trees you know; of some 
flowers; of five vegetables. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
tences. 


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19. In the Dentist’s Office. 


This little boy has a toothache (1). His father 
takes him to see the dentist, Doctor White (2). 
They sit in the waiting-room (3). 

The dentist opens the door of his office and says 
“Come in” (4). He puts the boy into the chair 
(5). He tells him to open his month (6). The boy 
is frightened (7). “Do not be afraid,” says the 
dentist, “1 must look at yonr tooth.” He looks 
at it (8) and sees that the tooth must be pulled. 
He takes his forceps from the table (9). He gives 
a quick jerk (10), and the tooth is out (11). The 
boy sits up and looks pleased. The father pays the 
dentist (12) and sends the boy off to school. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a brace II. a gap III. a root of a tooth 

QUESTIONS 

1) What is the matter with the boy? 2) Where does 
his father take him? 3) Where do they sit? 4) What 
does the dentist do? 5) Where does he put the boy? 
6) What does he tell him to do? 7) Is the boy fright¬ 
ened? 8) What does the dentist say? 9) What does 
he see when he looks at the tooth? 10) What does he 
take from the table? 11) Then, what does he do with 
the forceps? 12) Where does the father send the boy? 

EXERCISES 

A 

Reconstruct the lesson, so that you take the place of 
the boy, as: I have a toothache, etc. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
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20. Taking a Picture. 

This is a family, the father, mother and three 
children (1). They are going to have their pictures 
taken (2). The photographer places chairs and 
seats the parents, and the two older children stand 
(3). The baby sits on the mother’s lap (4). 

Now the photographer gets the camera ready 
(5). He puts in a glass plate (6). He shuts out 
some light with a screen (7). Now he covers the 
camera with a dark cloth (8), puts his head under 
the cloth (9) and looks thru the lens. He says, 
“Look pleasant,’’ and presses the shutter (10). 
The picture is taken. Then the photographer pulls 
out the plate (11) and takes it to the dark room 
where he develops the picture (12). 

VOCABULARY 

I. a roll of film II. a retouching desk III. a tray 
QUESTIONS 

1) How many are there in this family? 2) Why are 
they at the photographer’s? 3) For whom does the 
photographer place chairs? 4) Who stands? 5) Where 
does the baby sit? 6) Who gets the camera ready? 

7) What does the photographer put into the camera? 

8) How does he shut out light? 9) With what does he 
cover the camera? 10) Through what does he look? 
11) What does he press? 12) What does he do with the 
plate ? 

A EXERCISES 

Reconstruct the lesson, so that you take the place of 
the photographer, as: A family comes into my 
studio, etc. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
tences. 


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21. At the Library. 

Mr. Green went to a desk in the public library 
(1). He told the librarian he wished to read books. 
She gave him a blank to fill out (2). He wrote his 
name and address and the name of some person 
who knew him well (3). Mr. Green then handed 
it back to the librarian (4). She filled out a card 
(5) and gave it to him. This was his library card 
and entitled him to draw books free of charge. 

Mr. Green then went to the shelves (6) and 
looked over the books (7). He found one he wished 
to read (8). He took it to another desk (9). The 
librarian stamped the date on the card (10), put 
it into the pocket of the book (11) and handed the 
book back to Mr. Green (12). 

VOCABULARY 

I. the binding of a book II. a reading room III. 
a book-case 

QUESTIONS 

1) Where did Mr. Green go? 2 ) What did he tell 
the librarian? 3) What did she give him? 4) What 
did he write? 5) To whom did Mr. Green hand the 
blank filled out? 6) Then, what did the librarian do? 
7) What can Mr. Green now draw free of charge? 8) 
Then, where did he go? 9) What did he find? 10) 
Where did he take the book? 11) What did the librar¬ 
ian stamp on the card? 12) Where did she put the card? 

A EXERCISES 

Read the lesson again, using all verbs in the present 
tense. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
tences. 


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22. The Cook. 


The cook began her work at half past six this 
morning (1). She set the table for a family of five. 
Then she ground the coffee (2). She sliced oranges 
(3). She mixed some pancake batter (4) and fried 
the cakes (5). She put the food on the table (6) 
and called the family to breakfast. After break¬ 
fast, she washed the dishes (7) and set them in 
the cupboard (8). At noon she put the lunch on 
the table. In the afternoon she pared the potatoes 
and other vegetables (9) and put the meat into 
the oven (10). Next she baked a pie (11). When 
all was ready the family had dinner. After 
dinner she cleaned the kettles (12) and polished 
the pans. Her day’s work was done. 

VOCABULARY 

I. a sieve II. a funnel III. a tea kettle 

QUESTIONS 

1) At what time did the cook begin her work? 2) 
For whom did she set the table? 3) What did she do 
with the coffee? 4) What did she slice? 5) What did 
she mix and fry? 6) Whom did she call to breakfast? 
7) What did she do after breakfast? 8) What did she 
do at noon ? 9) What did she do in the afternoon ? 10) 

What did she bake? 11) What did the cook do after 
dinner? 12) When was her day’s work done? 

A EXERCISES 

Read the lessons 1-12 again, using all verbs in the past 
form. 

B 

Use the words of the vocabulary in appropriate sen¬ 
tences. 


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